Marion High School - Marion, Iowa

Marion, Xavier boys make state meet

FAIRFIELD - The Marion Indians and Xavier Saints turned in strong performances at the Class 3A boys district cross country meet Thursday in Fairfield and qualified for the state meet.

The Marion Indians finished second in the team standings behind Myles Bach and Jeremy Fopma, who placed second and third in the individual results.

The Xavier Saints finished third in the team standings behind Steve Culpepper, who took fourth in the individual results. Jonathan Francois placed sixth for the Saints.

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Indians denied in Wamac finals

There were no tears for the Marion Indians following the championship match of the Wamac Conference volleyball tournament Tuesday night, just a fierce determination to beat powerful West Delaware if they happen to meet in the state tournament again this year.

The Indians had their chances Tuesday before losing a tight match to West Delaware, 25-23, 25-20, in the Wamac finals at Marion High School.

The first set was tied, 23-23, before the Hawks captured the last two points. And Marion owned a 17-12 lead in the second set before the Hawks rallied and took control.

The Indians know West Delaware has a terrific program, but they also know they're not far away from getting the job done. West Delaware nipped Marion, 3-2, in the semifinals of the Class 4A state tournament last year and nipped them again Tuesday in the league finals.

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Wahlert tops bruised, battered Indians

DUBUQUE – The Marion sideline wore the bruises and scars of football battle.

Many players wore warm-ups or street clothes and Tylor Fairbanks missed the final few minutes while being treated on a stretcher with a foot injury. The Indians' ace training staff rushed for more than 400 yards while tending to players.

On the coldest night of the roughest of seasons, the Indians were clearly beat up and beaten.

They started this chilly battle with Dubuque Wahlert missing 11 players. By the time the clock struck triple zeros on the Golden Eagles' commanding 35-8 victory at the Rock Bowl, Marion's list of walking wounded had grown to 19.

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Marion hosting Wamac volleyball finals

Marion High School will host the championship round of the Wamac Conference volleyball tournament this Tuesday.

The quarterfinals will be begin at 4 p.m. with Mount Vernon facing Clear Creek-Amana and Western Dubuque facing Dyersville Beckman. The quarterfinals at 5 p.m. feature West Delaware against Center Point-Urbana and Marion against Independence.

The semifinals are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. with the finals at 7:15 p.m.

The Wamac Conference tournament began Thursday, with pool champions and pool runners-up advancing to the final round at Marion.